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![]() Commodore Joe Redcloud wrote: On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:40:23 -0600, "John" wrote: Good point... "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:02:34 -0600, "John" wrote: I don't mean to be rude, but there are considerable more polictical posts on this group then there are boats. Shouldn't we stay on target and post the polictical BS on another site? So where are your many on-topic posts that spark boating conversation? It's so easy to complain, compared to actually participating. Commodore Joe Redcloud I look forward to your on-topic posts! I really do! This group could actually be turned around if enough people started lots of threads about boats and boating, and nobody responded in any way to political trolling. Commodore Joe Redcloud One of the challenges this group has faced, for many years, is that it tends to drive away participants who are actual experts in marine related fields. Most of the rec.boats crew who own boats own outboard or sterndrive trailer boats......(no surprise, most people who own a boat own an outboard or sterndrive trailer boat...). Were you here, under a different screen name perhaps, when Dave Brown, Peggie Hall, Bill Grannis, and others were regular participants? One could post, (in example), "Why does my 1996 65HP Mercury outboard always seem to stall out and die a couple of hundred yards from the dock?" and somebody who actually *knew what they were talking about (!)* and worked on outboards as a profession would offer a very short list of things to check. The usual follow up posts were of two varieties: 1) The poser of the original question posting a "Thank you, it did turn out to be debris in the vent cap of the fuel tank....." 2) The same couple of people calling names, hollering "SPAM"!, making absolutely terrible comments about anybody who would make a living selling or servicing boats, and generally communicating how totally unwelcome were any remarks from a qualified professional in the field being discussed. The ultimate irony might be that, in some cases, a few of the anti-spam crew post nothing but political garbage, personal attacks, cut 'n paste liberal or conservative propaganda, and engage in years-long public flame fests with the same two or three individuals here. The first time an outboard motor repairman, a boat builder, or a diesel mechanic mentions their profession in this NG, predictible voices ring out with "Get the hell off of rec.boats! This group isn't here so you can advertise your services!" (advertise? to a group of about 30? including perhaps 10-12 non-boaters?) After enough requests to stop interrupting the flaming, political posting, rival cut 'n pastes, and name calling- most of the actual experts have complied. |
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